Arrays of microlenses of complex shapes prepared by reaction-diffusion in thin films of ionically doped gels

Applied Physics Letters

Volumn 85, Issue 11, 2004, Pages 1871-1873

  Campbell, Christopher J ^a   Baker, Eric ^a   Fialkowski, Marcin ^a   Grzybowski, Bartosz A ^a  

^a Northwestern University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPLEX SHAPES; DOPED GELS; REACTION-DIFFUSION; WET STAMPING;

ARRAYS; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); DIFFUSION; DOPING (ADDITIVES); GELS; MICROLENSES; MICROMACHINING; SURFACE TOPOGRAPHY;

THIN FILMS;

EID: 5444225307     PISSN: 00036951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.1787595     Document Type: Article

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